K12 Students & Staff
First Aid CPR AED K12
K-12 school students, faculty, and staff who successfully complete an AHA Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED.
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED K12?
Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED course is designed to prepare students to provide CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely, and effective manner. Heartsaver courses are intended for anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements. These courses can also be taken by anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting.
The course content focuses on:
- High-quality CPR
- The Chain of Survival
- Performing high-quality CPR for an adult alone or as a team member during multi-rescuer CPR (child and infant CPR modules are included)
- Giving effective breaths using mouth-to-mouth or a barrier device for all age groups
- Use of an AED on an adult (child and infant AED modules are included)
- describe when and how to help a choking adult or child (infant choking module is optional).
- First Aid Basics (outlined in Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED Course Description)
This course is intended for individuals who have a duty to respond to a first aid or cardiac emergency due to job responsibilities such as:
- Coaches with the K12 school system
- Teachers and Administrative Staff
- All Students
Upon successful completion of the course, including a CPR and AED skills test, students receive a Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED K12 course completion card that is valid for two years.
The classroom-based course is approximately 3-3.5 hours, with skills testing by an American Heart Association Instructor during the course.